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Michigan Bill Takes Aim at ‘Bad Sidewalk’ Suits Against Cities
Dec 14 2015 // Legislation advancing in Michigan’s Legislature is aimed at further shielding municipalities from lawsuits filed by people who trip and fall on sidewalks. The legislation, approved 55-51 by the House last week, lets...
Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay Officers $1M in Lawsuit Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers, the store’s attorney said. The settlement eliminates what was...
Widow of Former Toledo Mayor Sues for Workers’ Comp Benefits
Dec 14 2015 // The widow of a former Toledo, Ohio, mayor has filed a workers’ compensation suit saying he suffered an injury while working. Former Mayor D. Michael Collins suffered cardiac arrest while driving home from a press...
VW Owners Nominate Feinberg to Manage Potential Emissions Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // Consumer lawyers suing Volkswagen AG over economic losses tied to vehicles rigged to cheat emissions tests have nominated Kenneth Feinberg as a special settlement master. Feinberg handled General Motors Co.’ ignition...
Louisiana Shipyard Settles ‘False Claims’ Suit for $8.5M
Dec 10 2015 // A Louisiana ship-building company will pay $8.5 million to settle a 2011 lawsuit arising from modifications made to ships for the Coast Guard, the U.S. Justice Department said. The lawsuit alleged that Bollinger Shipyards...
Judge in California Grants Class Action Status in Farmers Female Attorneys Suit
Dec 10 2015 // A U.S. District judge in California has granted class action status to a suit brought by female attorneys against Farmers Insurance for discriminatory practices. The initial suit was filed on behalf of Lynne Coates, who...
Suit Over Skier Death in Montana Headed to Trial
Dec 10 2015 // A federal judge has ruled that a jury will hear arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a German exchange student who fell into a tree well while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The family of...
Energy Companies Want Oklahoma Judge to Toss Earthquake Suit
Dec 10 2015 // Two energy companies asked a judge on Dec. 9 to throw out a lawsuit by an Oklahoma woman who claims she was injured in an earthquake caused by the injection of wastewater deep into the ground — a long-used method to...
California Judge Breyer Expected to Combine, Expedite VW Diesel Claims
Dec 9 2015 // A San Francisco judge who is the brother of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will oversee more than 500 consumer lawsuits against Volkswagen AG over claims of economic losses connected to rigged emissions-testing...
Judge Suspends Lawsuit Against U. of Oklahoma over Stolen Nazi Art
Dec 8 2015 // A federal judge has suspended activity in a lawsuit that challenges the ownership of a painting that hangs at a University of Oklahoma art gallery as negotiations continue with a French woman who claims the artwork was...
Widow of Wyoming Man Killed by Sleeping Trucker Files Suit
Dec 8 2015 // The widow of a man who died after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck him in southern Wyoming is suing for wrongful death. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reported that Katsiaryna Krauchanka has filed a...
Ex-Contractor Wins $20M in Bribery Suit against Louisiana DOTD
Dec 7 2015 // A former contractor has won a $20 million suit he filed against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) over a 2007 incident he says cost him his business because he refused to pay a bribe to a...
Utah Judge Tosses Suit Against School in Teacher Sex Case
Dec 7 2015 // A Utah judge tossed out a lawsuit claiming a school district didn’t do enough to protect students from a female teacher who sexually abused three male students. Judge John Morris said he was ruling in line with a...
$1.3M Settlement in Suit Against Tulsa Appraisal Firm Approved
Dec 7 2015 // Former residents of the old mining town of Picher, Okla., have reached a settlement with a Tulsa-based appraisal firm they say intentionally undervalued their property for a federal buyout. The Joplin Globe reports that a...
Risks of the Game
Dec 7 2015 // Race cars crash sending debris into the stands. Stronger and bigger ballplayers hit foul balls and send broken bats into the far reaches of a ballpark. Pucks go flying at hockey games. As a result, lawsuits abound. An...
South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases
Dec 7 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...
Three California Men File Suits After E-Cigarette Batteries Explode
Dec 7 2015 // Three California men have filed lawsuits against manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of electronic cigarettes, claiming the products’ batteries exploded, causing severe injuries. The three men, one of whom is a...
St. Louis Taxicab Commission Suit Against Lyft Dismissed
Dec 4 2015 // A St. Louis judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing service Lyft. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a judge also lifted an injunction that barred Lyft from operating in St. Louis and St. Louis...
Veteran Files Suit Against Oregon College for Discrimination
Dec 3 2015 // A retired Army officer who worked in the ROTC office at the University of Portland in Oregon has filed a lawsuit claiming his co-workers discriminated against him because of disabilities he suffered in combat in Iraq and...
Ohio-Based Cintas Corp. to Pay $1.5M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit
Dec 1 2015 // Cintas Corp., an Ohio-based uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to a lawsuit filed...
